Glottolog yela1238 | ||
Native to Democratic Republic of the Congo Region Kasai (Kela), Equateur Province (Yela) Native speakers (180,000 Kela, 33,000 Yela cited 1972 and 1977) Language family Niger–Congo
Atlantic–Congo
Benue–Congo
Bantoid
Bantu (Zone C)
Bangi–Ntomba (C.30,
traditionally C.70 Tetela)
Mongo
Kela ISO 639-3 Either:
kel – Kela
yel – Yela | ||
Kela (Ikela, Okela), or Lemba, and Yela are a Bantu language of the Democratic Republic of Congo spoken by several hundred thousand people in the Kasai-Oriental, where the language is called "Kela", and Equateur Province, where it's called "Yela".
References
Kela-Yela language Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA